The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24
NEWS FROM CONGRESS.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, reD. 4O.-l00 mouse amend
ments to the trade dollar bill were non-con-
Cured in and q conference asked Mr.:
Mitchell (Or3 offered preamble and resolu-
lion:
.Recit'ng provision Of the Thurman funding
Dill That II either Ut the Pacific railroad COM
ments such failure shall operate as forfeiture,
and directing the attorney general to advise inc
senate whether the Union or Central racine
company has for tho period OF SIX months or
longer failed to perform it's duty under that
law. and II so. whether any proceedings have
been instituted by the attorney general for the
purpose of judcially enforcing the forfeiture OF
ali rights, privileges, grants and franchises.
The bill to increase the naval establish
ments was considered Mr.. Hale offered an
amendments:
exceed twenty knots an hour the contractor shall
receive $4,000 for every additional quarter
knot. and if 1t all be less than twenty knots
III hour there shall be deducted from the con :.
;ract price $4,000 for every quarter-knot be-
low twenty knots.
The Eads bill was taken up Mr.. Morgan
offered an amendment providing:
Nothing in the act shall be construed as a
waiver OF any right which the United States NAV
aow have under any treaty heretofore made with
Mexico. '
Mr. Van Wyck offered an amendment
mat no certificates Of stock shall be issued
ah!u the same shall be fully paid for in money
1t It's par value: that no bonds in excess Of the
thount OF the capital paid in shall be author
0 or 1sSned until such capital shall amount to
T1OoOoOOO, and that no bonds shall be dis
posed OF at less than their par value
:, Mr. EdEunds opposed the BILL and denied
me constitutional right of congress to Gre
10 snch u corporation. 1t was q purely
Mexican company.
THE LOWER BRANCH.
Mr. Henderson uowa> called up his resolu-
ion dtscharging the committee of the whole
rom the further consideration Of the senate
tjpVGp r
making that bill q special order for to day
against this resolution point OF order was
bending that it did not present a privileged
question and was not entitled to immediate
consideration After some discussion in which
Z was maintained by some that the question
involved q change in the rules. the speaker
sustained the point of order and the resoll-
Ion was referred 10 the committee on rules
Mr. Hammond submitted the conference re-
port on the anti Mormon bill The house
men went into committee Of the whole on
ne diplomatic appropriation bill On points
If order the following clauses were stricken
rom the BILL
Increasing the salaries Of the minister to
Liberia and the consul general to Cairo: enabling
he president to provide for rent, post age, tcle-
grams, furniture, messenger service, clerk hire
.tc, and for printing in the department Of state;
tppropriating $4,000 for the erection OF le-
ration building q, Toxic. Japan. and $4,000 for
no repair of the legation premises at Bangkok
siam: increasing the salaries Of secretaries Of
egation ana Interpreters and various items OF
increase IN the compensation of consuls.
Messrs. Cobb, Van Eaton and Pavson were
appointed conferrees on the Northern Pacific
anc forfeiture BILL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-The presiding off,
Ger laid before the senate swhat purpOrted
70 be" the credentials of David I'urpie
elected senator from Indiana for six years
commencing March 4. The certificate is
:ert1iied by the secretary Of the state. Re
'erred, on motion of Mr.. Hoar, to the COM
nittee on privileges and elections Mr. Nc
MILAN, from the committee on commerce,
exported back the house river and harbor
9e T Wana IT and gave n notice that
morrow after the morning hour A
resolution offered yesterday BY Mr. Hoar
20 have the committee on privileges
.nd elections inquire as to whether the
district attorney or marshal Of the Western
district OF Texas has been attempting to OBJ
Nruct the investigation or to intimidate Wit
aesses was adopted by a party vote-3O to
~ Mr.. Stanford spoke in favor of a plan
'or industrial cooperation. The senate re-
'u1ned consideration of the bill to increase
he naval establishment. Mr.: Maxey sup
ported the bill. The amendment of Mr.
Hale Offering increased compensation for
speed exceeding twenty knots was adopted
without division Other amendments were
adopted and the bill passed. Mr. Hale's bill
70 provide for the increase of the naval es-
ADJUSTMENT was taken up. After considcra-
PIE debate the bill went over without action
Nr. Hale stating that he would ask vote on
tto-morrow. Resolutions were adopted and
memorial speeches made ON the death OF
senator Pike.
THE REPRESENTATIVE
The house insisted upon its amendments
70 the senate trade dollar bill, and agreed to
Tho conferences re questcd by the senate
M. Belmont, from the committee on for
alfatton bill with a substitute therefor,
Which was ordered printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Belmont gave notice that be would ask
he house to act upon the measure on
Wednesday next, immediately after the
.eading of the journal. Mr.. Rice gave notice
that he would file a minority report The
only change in the substitute reported from
hat drawn up by the subcommittee of the
committee on foreign affairs, and heretofore
published, aside from amendments to
The prohibition against the entry of any
locomotive, car or other vehicle, of the
words with any goods that NAV be con-
!ained therein" The third and last section
of the subcommittee bill providing for the
appointment Of q commissioner to take tes-
nm0ny relative to losses inflicted by Can
sdlan authorities on citizens OF the United
States is stricken out for the reason that
jill covering the same ground has been al
ready reported by the committee. The re-
port accompanying the substitute is identi-
cal with that drawn up by the subcommit-
'ce The senate resolutions on the memory
IT tse late John A. Logan were taken up and
adopted after remarks by Messrs. Thomas
Ill). Henderson QlL). Mckinley, Randall,
Cannon, Springer, Adams Qll.), Powell, D; n
.el, Butterworth, Holman, Henderson (Iowa),
IcComas. Weaver Neb.), Wilson W. va.),
Cutcheon, Rice, O'Hara, Osborne and Ander-
son (Ohio)
WASHINGTON Feb. 17-Mr Miller intro
duced bill to appropriate money to pay the
cost of drilling wells over three thousand
'eet deep in every state and in seven terri
tories, and to give all the profits of the value
able minerals found therein for school pur-
poses Mr.. Whtthorne introduced bill to
create naval reserve in auxiliary cruisers,
officers and men from the mercantile marine
Of the United States The senate-45 to =
passed Hale's bill for the increase of the
aayal establishmcnt The nays We're: Messrs.
Coke, Jones ARK }, Plumb, Vance. Van Wyck,
Vest and Voorhees, The bill provides for
The construction of heavily armored vessels
for coast defense and also for gun boats and
torpedo boats, and appropriating $40, 400
300 to be available during five years from
the order of promotion in the medical de-
partment of the army passed. The senate
resumed consideration of the Eads Tehuan-
sepec ship railway bill, and Mr. Vest offered
substitute to the bill.
Az thus amended, the amendment was
agreed to. The substitute was then agreed
10 without discussion, and the bill, as thus
amended, was passed-yeas Az, nays T. The
nays were Messrs. Edn4unds, Jones lark J.
Morrill,, Platt, Vance, Van Wyck and Wilson
Iowa..
THE LOWER BRANCH.
By vote SO to 1GO, the house refused to
pass the Texas seed bill over the Veto When
the house had disposed of the Mormon bill
and the diplomatic appropriation bill, Mr..
Randall, from the committee no applopria-
lions, reported back the sundrv civil service
appropriation bill, with senate amendments,
recommending concurrence in twenty-tw
and inconvenience in 23G amendments.
The chief points in controversy were yela-
tive to the appropria tons for the coast sur
vey and the seamen's retreat in New York
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-The senate took
no the river and harbor. appropriation BILL
The bill reported by the committee on com
merce as substitute for the bill passed BY
the house was read, and various amend
inents were offered by the chairman OF the
committee. Mr. Mcmillan, and adopted
These were generally an increase Of amonnt,